Trump administration hosts Presidential AI Challenge awards ceremony at the White House.

Trump administration hosts Presidential AI Challenge awards ceremony at the White House.

[First Lady Melania Trump Honors America’s Next Generation of Top AI Talent at Historic Presidential AI Challenge Awards Ceremony] “Today is about opening doors,” said First Lady Melania Trump. “When new doors open, passions flow, courage blossoms, and dreams are realized. AI inspires.” Mrs. Trump awarded America’s six student National Champion Teams at the White House today during the first Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge National Champion Awards Ceremony. The First Lady acknowledged the program’s impact on America’s economy and across business sectors, including healthcare, nutrition, and public safety.  Mrs. Trump praised participants for using artificial intelligence to tackle real-world challenges and encouraged them to continue pursuing their dreams. Throughout her remarks, Mrs. Trump emphasized that emerging technologies are creating new opportunities for young people to learn, innovate, and help shape the future of America.” Mrs. Trump highlighted the extraordinary reach of the inaugural Presidential AI Challenge, which engaged more than 20,000 students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 49 Department of defense Education Activity schools across 10 countries. The six student National Champion teams recognized at the White House represent the very best of the Challenge’s inaugural class, including: Elementary, Track 1: Homework Helper Alcoa Intermediate School (Alcoa, TN) Team Members: Aaron Gallagher, Ayden Taverna, Emma Connor, and Ryker Cochran Elementary, Track 2: Friendzone Chatbot Bullying Prevention App Team Members: Riva Madda, Aarna Jaiswal, Eshani Khatri, Sanuli Rathnayake, and Samitha Pinnamareddy Middle School, Track 1: SkillUp NorthStar Middle School (Sammamish, WA) Team Members: Viha Iyer, Arya Pratap, and Shrimayi Shetty Middle School, Track 2: Using AI Models to Detect Urban Blight using Street-view Images Julia Landon College Preparatory School (Jacksonville, FL) High School, Track 1: Utilizing Computer Vision for Hotel Room Identification in Criminal Investigations Upper Darby Senior High School (Drexel Hill, PA) High School, Track 2: IRIS: A Low-Cost Spatiotemporal AI Framework for Visually Impaired Navigation in Complex Urban Environments North Allegheny High School (Sewickley, PA) Team Member: Alexander Du The full remarks by First Lady Melania Trump are included below. Congratulations to our Presidential AI Challenge winners.   It is wonderful to see this very impressive group of innovators at the White House. I’m proud that you represent the best of America. You are our future.